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A version of this archives appears in print on December 14, 1921, on Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: TANKER REPORTED MISSING.; The Santa Rita Was Due at Spezia, Italy, on Nov. 15. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe